Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative ApproachesThis highly regarded text presents a comprehensive and balanced introduction to both qualitative and quantitative approaches to social research, emphasizing the benefits of combining various approaches. It provides dozens of new examples from actual research studies are used to provide illustrations of concepts and methods. Key terms are now called out and defined in boxes at the bottom of the pages where they appear, for easier study and review. In chapter 1, there are now separate descriptions and examples of the steps in the research process for quantitative and qualitative approaches, to underscore some of the fundamental differences. Chapter 2 has new discussions of participatory action research, instrumental and reflexive knowledge, the various audiences for social research findings, and researcher autonomy when research is commissioned. The discussion of social theories in Chapter 3 now covers levels of abstraction, and relationships among concepts |
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CHAPTER | 7 |
Quantitative and Qualitative | 13 |
Why Conduct Social Research? | 20 |
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Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches William Lawrence Neuman No preview available - 2006 |
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